Metformin treatment is associated with a low risk of mortality in diabetic patients with heart failure: a retrospective nationwide cohort study

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C Andersson
JB Olesen
PR Hansen
P Weeke
ML Nørgaard
CH Jørgensen
Lange, Theis
Steen Zabell Abildstrøm
TK Schramm
Vaag, Allan
Køber, Lars Valeur
Torp-Pedersen, Christian Tobias
Gislason, Gunnar Hilmar

The safety of metformin in heart failure has been questioned because of a perceived risk of life-threatening lactic acidosis, though recent studies have not supported this concern. We investigated the risk of all-cause mortality associated with individual glucose-lowering treatment regimens used in current clinical practice in Denmark.

Translated title of the contribution	Metformin treatment is associated with a low risk of mortality in diabetic patients with heart failure: a retrospective nationwide cohort study
Original language	English
Journal	Diabetologia
Volume	53
Issue number	12
Pages (from-to)	2546-2553
Number of pages	8
ISSN	0012-186X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-010-1906-6
Publication status	Published - 2010

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